forced (adj.)

  1. produced by or subjected to forcing; forced-air heating; furnaces of the forced-convection type; forced convection in plasma generators'

  2. forced or compelled; promised to abolish forced labor'

  3. made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency; a forced landing'

  4. lacking spontaneity; not natural; a constrained smile; forced heartiness; a strained smile

    [ Syn: constrained , strained ]

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